diff --git a/tests/filecheck/dialects/gpu/invalid.mlir b/tests/filecheck/dialects/gpu/invalid.mlir
index a7cfd767c3..6df9ab849c 100644
--- a/tests/filecheck/dialects/gpu/invalid.mlir
+++ b/tests/filecheck/dialects/gpu/invalid.mlir
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 "builtin.module"() ({
 }) {"wrong_all_reduce_operation" = #gpu<all_reduce_op magic>}: () -> ()
 
-// CHECK: Expected `add`, `and`, `max`, `min`, `mul`, `or` or `xor`.
+// CHECK: Expected `add`, `and`, `max`, `min`, `mul`, `or`, or `xor`.
 
 // -----
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 "builtin.module"() ({
 }) {"wrong_dim" = #gpu<dim w>}: () -> ()
 
-// CHECK: Expected `x`, `y` or `z`.
+// CHECK: Expected `x`, `y`, or `z`.
 
 // -----
 
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 2930556bca..f993f66dc0 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from xdsl.printer import Printer
 from xdsl.utils.exceptions import ParseError, VerifyException
 from xdsl.utils.lexer import Token
+from xdsl.utils.str_enum import StrEnum
 
 # pyright: reportPrivateUsage=false
 
@@ -882,3 +883,39 @@ def test_parse_visibility(keyword: str, expected: StringAttr | None):
             parser.parse_visibility_keyword()
     else:
         assert parser.parse_visibility_keyword() == expected
+
+
+class MyEnum(StrEnum):
+    A = "a"
+    B = "b"
+    C = "c"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "keyword, expected",
+    [
+        ("a", MyEnum.A),
+        ("b", MyEnum.B),
+        ("c", MyEnum.C),
+        ("cc", None),
+    ],
+)
+def test_parse_str_enum(keyword: str, expected: MyEnum | None):
+    assert Parser(MLContext(), keyword).parse_optional_str_enum(MyEnum) == expected
+
+    parser = Parser(MLContext(), keyword)
+    if expected is None:
+        with pytest.raises(ParseError, match="Expected `a`, `b`, or `c`"):
+            parser.parse_str_enum(MyEnum)
+    else:
+        assert parser.parse_str_enum(MyEnum) == expected
+
+
+class MySingletonEnum(StrEnum):
+    A = "a"
+
+
+def test_parse_singleton_enum_fail():
+    parser = Parser(MLContext(), "b")
+    with pytest.raises(ParseError, match="Expected `a`"):
+        parser.parse_str_enum(MySingletonEnum)
diff --git a/xdsl/ir/core.py b/xdsl/ir/core.py
index cd2a7b2449..5bc8e95529 100644
--- a/xdsl/ir/core.py
+++ b/xdsl/ir/core.py
@@ -608,17 +608,7 @@ def print_parameter(self, printer: Printer) -> None:
 
     @classmethod
     def parse_parameter(cls, parser: AttrParser) -> EnumType:
-        enum_type = cls.enum_type
-
-        val = parser.parse_identifier()
-        if val not in enum_type.__members__.values():
-            enum_values = list(enum_type)
-            if len(enum_values) == 1:
-                parser.raise_error(f"Expected `{enum_values[0]}`.")
-            parser.raise_error(
-                f"Expected `{'`, `'.join(enum_values[:-1])}` or `{enum_values[-1]}`."
-            )
-        return cast(EnumType, enum_type(val))
+        return cast(EnumType, parser.parse_str_enum(cls.enum_type))
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, init=False)
diff --git a/xdsl/parser/base_parser.py b/xdsl/parser/base_parser.py
index f34b4c355e..aa702db9fe 100644
--- a/xdsl/parser/base_parser.py
+++ b/xdsl/parser/base_parser.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from xdsl.utils.exceptions import ParseError
 from xdsl.utils.lexer import Lexer, Position, Span, StringLiteral, Token
+from xdsl.utils.str_enum import StrEnum
 
 
 @dataclass(init=False)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, lexer: Lexer, dialect_stack: list[str] | None = None):
 
 
 _AnyInvT = TypeVar("_AnyInvT")
+_EnumType = TypeVar("_EnumType", bound=StrEnum)
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -534,3 +536,28 @@ def parse_punctuation(
         kind = Token.Kind.get_punctuation_kind_from_spelling(punctuation)
         self._parse_token(kind, f"Expected '{punctuation}'" + context_msg)
         return punctuation
+
+    def parse_str_enum(self, enum_type: type[_EnumType]) -> _EnumType:
+        """Parse a string enum value."""
+        result = self.parse_optional_str_enum(enum_type)
+        if result is not None:
+            return result
+        enum_values = tuple(enum_type)
+        if len(enum_values) == 1:
+            self.raise_error(f"Expected `{enum_values[0]}`.")
+        self.raise_error(
+            f"Expected `{'`, `'.join(enum_values[:-1])}`, or `{enum_values[-1]}`."
+        )
+
+    def parse_optional_str_enum(self, enum_type: type[_EnumType]) -> _EnumType | None:
+        """Parse a string enum value, if present."""
+
+        if self._current_token.kind != Token.Kind.BARE_IDENT:
+            return None
+
+        val = self._current_token.text
+        if val not in enum_type.__members__.values():
+            return None
+
+        self._consume_token(Token.Kind.BARE_IDENT)
+        return enum_type(val)